Hand-truck



H. s. SHANNO HAND TRUCK.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 9, I919.

Patented Nov. 25, 1919.

2 SHEETS- SHEEI I.

H. S. SHANNON.

HAND TRUCK.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 9. 1919.

1 22,633; Patented Nov. 25, 1919.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

;4; /m //WM HAND-.TRUCK.

I To- 'all whom it may con-cerm" Be'it known that 1, HUGE S. SHANNON, a subject of the King-ofEngland, -at,--present residing at Detroit, 'Wayne county, 'Michi-y gan, U. S. A., have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hand-Trucks," of

whi'ch"the following isaspecification.

' Inthe' useJof trucks for moving heavy" articles'it'is frequently advisable to be able tofload an'article like a barrel upon the truck Without having tolift it and it is also ad visable tmbefable to move the truck into;- loading position without having to slide it i I over the chine of a barrel edge or .box or upon the floor.

This invention'relates to trucks and toian arrangement thereof whereby: a user may. by}

Y a minimum of effort load a barre l'orflikef article'upon the same without having toilift thearticleitself and Without havingto push the truck'which; is usually quite heavy, into position, there being an arrangement wherebyjthe truck is at all times in rolling contact withthe floor.

The invention consists in matters hereinafter set forth and more particularly pointed out in; the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a view in front elevation of a truck that embodies features of the invention a method of securing a barrel thereon.

Referring to the drawings, a pair of longitudinal sills 1 which are extended to provide handles 2, are held in spaced relation by cross members 3 framed into the sills or otherwise properly secured in position.

A pair of bearing wheels 4 on a shaft or axle 5 normally carry the truck. A toe plate 6 having the usual forwardly extending portion' to underrun articles to be loaded on the truck, is secured across the end portions of the sills remote from the. handles 2 and eX- tends at substantially right angles to the plane of the members 2. Loading wheels 7 are each maintained on the end portions of the sills 2 as in suitable brackets 8, in such relation to the toe plate 6 that. when the truck is up-tilted into a substantially upright position, the loading wheels 7 permit the user to move the truck on these wheels and thereby insert the toe plate under an article Specification; of Letters Patent." Patented Nov." 25, 1919.-

Application filed May 3, 1919CSefia1No. 296,035. I

like a barrel by mer'elytiltingthe latter forwardlyffrom the truck slightly to permit theintrodu'ction of the toe plate beneath the article:

To'maintain such'a package, barrel, box org'bale in position, a hook 9 of'suitab'le type is "secured to a flexible member 10, such as -cableor'chain, which passes over a drum 11.

Suitably rounded guides 12 are mounted firmly 'by"'suitable means oneach of the crossmem'bers 3'so,that the rope or cable 10 may; be passedthrough and around one at a su tableheight to permit the hook 9 to drop engage in' the 'coveringof a bale. Aratchet lever 13 inconvenient reachof the truck user op'erates'a ratchet.- whee1-15to hold'the drum 11" and a shaftQO- on which it is secured against the pull exertedfby the engaged hook 9. A take up weight 16, which is reciprocata-ble'on a rod 17 or guide arranged longitudinally" of the truck," draws a rope or cable'l8 which is wound around a cylinder 19 on thesh'aft 20;of thedrum 11 inopposite directionj to i the cable 10 so that when the hoOk-Q'engages ,the'bundle, ,bale, barrel or boX, the weight automatically takes up the slack of the'hook cable. The pawl 14: locks the shaft and ratchet 15 in adjusted position when the hook imposes a strain on the cable 10 to hold the article onthe truck.

To release the article, the truck is uptilted, the latch 13 pulledout toward the user thereby disengaging the pawl 14 from the detent wheel 15 and allowing the article, bale, or barrel to settle clown-into position. When the hook is thus released, the weight 16 rolls up the cable of the hook on chain 11, leaving the truck in condition for further operation.

Obviously changes in the details of construction may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention and I do not care to limit myself to any particular form or arrangement of parts within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. A loading truck comprising a frame of longitudinal sills secured in spaced relation by cross members, bearing wheels supporting one end. of the frame, a toe-plate extendv ing outwardly from this end, loading wheels on the frame adjacent to the toe-plate adjusted to support the truck when tilted up from the bearing wheels, a drum journaled hook connection may be passed, and a takeon the truck, a flexible member Windingaround the drum and terminating in a hook adjusted to engage an article resting on the te-plate, guiding means on the transverse members around one of which the flexible up Weight slidable' longitudinally on the truck having a flexible connection W1th the drum for Winding up the hook connection p a toe-plate extending outwardly from the on the toe-plate end portionlof. the" frame and adapted to carry the truck when tilted when the hook is released; r c

2. A loading truck comprising a frame of longitudinal and cross members secured to gether, bearing'ivheels near one end thereof,

bearing Wheel end, loading Wheels secured up from thebearing Wheels, a drum rotatably mounted on the truck, a flexible connec-" tion woundaround the drum, a hook secured thereto and adapted to engage an article resting on the toe-plate, bitson the cross members of the truck for guiding the flexible connection, a take up Weight slidable' longitudinally on "the truck and having a vflexible connection with the drum for Windand adapted to carry the truck Whentilted up from the bearing Wheels, a drum rotatably mounted on the truck, a hook having a flexible connection Wound around the drum the truck for guiding the flexible connection, a take-up Weight slidable longitudinally on the truck and having a flexible connection With thedrum for Windingupthe' hook connection v'vhenthe hook is released 40 and adapted toengage an article resting on the toe-plate,b1ts on the cross members of and the truck up-tilted, a ratchet Wheel se-- I cured-to turn with, theedrum and'a ratchet lever having a holding engagement with the ratchet wheel, manually operable to rehea se the wheel and 11111111. 4:, A loading truck portion thereof, loading Wheels vadapted to carry the frame in'uprig'ht position, a-tqeplate 'extendingforward from the frameade 7 comprising -ai frame, 1 bearing Wheels normally supporting one end j acent to the loading :Wheels, a drum. shaft".

j ournaled transversely on the frame, a

thereon, a flexible connection Wound around the drum and'provided with a hook for ens,

gaging an articleon the toeeplate, means on the frame. for guiding the flexible connec t1on through the frame, a guide secured-101i?v e gitudinally on the frame, a take-up eight i-eclprocatable on the gulde, a sheave on-the frame, a take-up cable passing around the sheave on the frame and. Winding aroundthe 'drum oppositely to the ho0k-connection,-a]

ratchet Wheel secured to the shaft and a" manually operable ratchet lever having lockingconneotion with the ratchet Wheel.

HUGH @SHANNONQ 

